chapter 9

Question 1

who decides whether an inmate has earned parole

Answer 1

a parole board

only used for discretionary parole

a panel of people who are qualified to make judgments about the suitability of a prisoner to be realeased from prison

Question 2

what is the automatic parole for inmates in states that have determinate sentencing systems.

Answer 2

mandatory

Question 3

On average, unconditionally released parolees were rearrested sooner than discretionary parolees.

true false

Answer 3

true

Question 4

who appoints board memebers

Answer 4

the governor for fixed renewable terms

Question 5

Which factor consider when they are thinking about whether or not to grant an inmate parole?

Answer 5

• parole plan
• behavior in prison
• criminal history

Question 6

offenders are educated,treated, and trained prior to release

phase 1

Answer 6

protect and prepare

Question 7

community based transition programs work with offenders following release

phase 2

Answer 7

control and restore

Question 8

offenders are connected with long term community programs for ongoing services

pahse 3

Answer 8

sustain and support

Question 9

does the majority of convicted parents are convicted of violent or drug crimes.

true false

Answer 9

true

Question 10

There are many competing potential standards for defining parole “success.”

true false

Answer 10

true

Question 11

What is the most important tool for successful reintegration of offenders?

Answer 11

employment

Question 12

how does house arrest work?

Answer 12

must stay in a specific location at all times except for approved periods,such as travel to work or school

Question 13

what did petersilia argue

Answer 13

positive reinforces must outweigh negative reinforces in all program components. Worked on reentry identified several characterisitics
cognitive behavioral tenq

Question 14

electronic monitoring allows?

Answer 14

law enforcement to monitor offenders in house arrest

Question 15

what is a halfway

not run only by faith based organization also by nonprofit organization

Answer 15

between the constant supervision of prison and the much looser supervision in the community.

Question 16

case did the Court decide that probationers have a right to counsel at a deferred sentencing (probation revocation) hearing?

Answer 16

mempa v rhay

Question 17

do probationers and parolees have their 4th amendment

Answer 17

Because probationers and parolees waive their Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights, probation and parole officers may conduct searches at any time without a warrant and without probable cause.

Question 18

Offenders who need greater supervision than probation may go to?

Answer 18

community residential centers(halfways houses) serve as a intermediate options

Question 19

Alexander Maconochie, a former British naval officer who became superintendent of a penal colony, operated under three basic principles, one of which was that prison sentences should be seen as

Answer 19

tasks to be performed not time to be served

Question 20

A parolee’s liberty interest is involved in a case when government-imposed changes in someone’s legal status interfere with the parolee’s constitutionally guaranteed rights to be free of such interference.

true false

Answer 20

true

Question 21

In terms of working after imprisonment, incarceration has the most substantial impact on the ______ of former inmates.

Answer 21

employment opportunities

Question 22

The percentage of offenders released on mandatory parole is dropping, while discretionary parole releases are rising.

true false

Answer 22

true

Question 23

In Morrissey v. Brewer (1972), which discussed a liberty interest, the Court ruled that ______.

Answer 23

a defendant is still entitled to certain protections under the 14th Amendment

Question 24

does probation and parolees have higher success rate?

Answer 24

probationers have higher success rates of reentry than parolees, mainly because they have not become used to life in prison.

Question 25

Which statement is true of unconditional release?

Answer 25

inmates have less incentive to enter rehabilitation programs.